Governor’s Steps
Governor’s Steps is a landing in Gibraltar. Governor’s Steps is situated nearby to St. Michael’s Cave, as well as near Gorham’s Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Gorham’s Cave.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9 kilometres -long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… Gorham’s Cave is situated 460 metres south of Governor’s Steps.
St. Michael’s Cave
Cave
St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is the name given to a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level. St. Michael’s Cave is situated 340 metres northwest of Governor’s Steps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
East Side
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
Governor’s Steps
- Type: Landing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12463° or 36° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
-5.34225° or 5° 20′ 32″ westElevation
263 metres (863 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MF5+V3GeoNames ID
2411572
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